Category: Founder

Sixty-two year old, Randal Nardone, was currently ranked at position 557 on the world’s billionaire list with a net worth of 1.8 billion dollars. He attended Boston University of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and the University of Connecticut where he acquired a degree in English and Biology.

He always aspired to be a lawyer, but after working for a few companies he thought of the relationship between the legal and financial world, causing him to change careers.

Randal Nardone was part of the founders of Fortress Investment Group (FIG) Limited Liability Corporation back in 1998. He has been part of the management committee since then, and it wasn’t until 2006 he was appointed to the board of directors.

In December 2011, Daniel Mudd, the Chief Executive Director at Fortress, took a leave of absence. Nardone was named to replace him temporarily, a position held till August 2013, when he was appointed as the official CEO.

At the beginning of his career, he worked as a partner and member of a law firm;-Thatcher Profit and Wood. He then joined Black Rock as a principal before moving on to United Bank of Switzerland, where he worked as the Managing Director for about a year, between 1997 and 1998.

Currently, Mr. Randal Nardone holds membership to about eight board of members, including FIG. He is the Principal and Director of Fortress Credit Corporation. Since 2006 to date he has been the Director at Eurocastle Investment Limited.

In 2008, he was appointed Director of Florida East Coast Holdings Corporation, a seat he retains to date. He has been the Director of Spring leaf finance Incorporation since 2010 to date and Director of one of its branches- Spring leaf Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) incorporation since 2011.

Moreover, he is associated with other societies such as Air castle limited, Mapeley Limited, Drive Shack and New Media Investment Group, to mention a few.

Randal Nardone has continuously exhibited great skill and expertise in the world of finance. Over the years he has not only gained great experience but also respects from his colleagues with persons and companies from all over the country coming to him for advice. It is in this way he has been able to help improve financial situations of companies and clients alike.

Investing is a complicated subject that few people understand. In the past few years, more people have started investing for retirement. Paul Mampilly is a leading investment professional who has a strong track record in the industry. He enjoys helping people from various financial backgrounds.

Even though he manages a flourishing company, he still finds time to help the local community. He strongly feels that successful people should donate time and money to help others. He plans to expand company in the future to help more clients.

College

When Paul went to college, he planned to earn a marketing degree. However, he quickly learned that he did not enjoy advertising. Instead, he wanted to become a financial planner. He is the type of person who enjoys interacting with people. He decided to take an internship at a local investment firm.

During this experience, he learned about interacting with clients. In just a few months, he earned valuable certifications. Paul Mampilly enjoyed learning from others at the company.

Early Life

Paul Mampilly was enjoying a successful career and made a lot of money. However, he did not feel fulfilled in his work. He decided to start saving more money to start a company. He lived a frugal lifestyle and started a business in just a few years.

Paul started a company with a solid plan for the future. However, the business failed to thrive in the first few years. He had to work long hours each day to keep the company open. He changed his marketing strategy and built a dynamic website. Over time, these changes made a huge difference in the business.

Advice

Even though Paul Mampilly has hundreds of clients, he still writes about financial planning. He encourages people to get started investing at a young age. Most people wait too long to start investing. He also tells his clients to avoid too much consumer debt. Many people end up deeply in debt after bad financial choices.

Ian King sees a lot of change coming to the cryptocurrency and bond markets. With over 20 years of experience as a hedge fund manager, investors are listening to what he has to say. While the market in the United States may have been a bull for the past ten years, Ian King believes things are about to shift to make buying bonds a much more favorable option than stocks.

Bond investors are going to be very open to the change, according to Ian King. As Banyan Hill Publishing’s Senior Analyst coupled with his decades of experience in the financial industry, Ian King holds a unique set of insights when it comes to the economy and its future. With the stock market being as volatile as it is right now, investing in something with dividends that are guaranteed is looking like a good option for many investors. Read more at Talk Markets.

When the stock market experiences difficulties, people in the financial industry think of the TINA acronym which stands for “there is no alternative”. When investors think about trying to get different stocks at the later stages of a bull market, many of them have to remind themselves that their stocks that have remained a safe bet so far will probably continue to earn them the most returns with their investment. Near the late stages of a bull market, many investors tend to consider bonds as a safer option that is guaranteed to pay at least some dividends.

Many investors are also turning to cryptocurrencies during this troubled time in the market. After seeing the possible benefits of investing in cryptocurrency, Ian King decided to show more interest in the subject by being the cryptocurrency for the publishing giant Banyan Hill Publishing. He believes that it is a very open market for investors who stand an equal chance to find interesting investment opportunities through cryptocurrency. By informing their readers of the different systems in place that can help them invest properly, investors can get into an early stage investment that could lead to some potentially huge payouts. He believes that cryptocurrency may be the tech stocks of today.

Whitney Wolfe is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bubble, an online dating application that focuses on women empowerment. Before embarking on her solo project, Wolfe was the co-founder and Vice President of Marketing at Tinder, a popular dating app. While at Tinder, the idea of creating women empowered dating platform began to formulate when she realized how the app expected men to make the first move. Bubble app sought to reverse the roles and dynamics dictated by Tinder.

The approach used by Bubble dating app has propelled it to popularity having over 30 million downloads in the country. Wolfe’s efforts in integrating her women empowerment convictions in the app made it stand out above other dating apps by providing a platform where women would feel protected and empowered.

This has propelled it from just an ordinary dating startup app to the most popular dating service in the United States. The app is currently valued at $1 billion. Bubble dating app has gone the extra mile by adding Bubble BFF and Bubble Biz features. Bubble BFF allows users to establish romantic relationships while Bubble Biz enables business connections to be created. These innovations have the app on course to become a globally recognized social network. Whitney Wolfe’s success in business can be traced back to her college years where she studied at Southern Methodist University majoring in International Studies. Her time at SMU demonstrated her talent in innovation through her endeavors where she was able to partner with Patrick Aufdenkamp, a celebrity stylist, to come up with a non-profit project called ‘Help Us.’ Moreover, she partnered with Aufdenkamp again too create a clothing line called Tender Heart. The line was dedicated to providing awareness on fair trade and human trafficking.

It became a success having received positive reviews from buyers. After her college years,Whitney Wolfe joined a startup project called Cardify which never got off the ground. In 2012, she joined a dating startup which began to gain popularity due to the features it offered. Wolfe played a significant role in the startup in its rise to fame. Later on, the app was given the name Tinder and had risen to top all dating apps in the country. Wolfe was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and was influential during those early years.

Even with her success in business,Whitney Wolfe still found time to pursue her relationship with Michael Herd whom she met on a skiing trip in 2013. The two began dating after keeping in touch and got engaged after two years. They got married in Italy at a town called Positano.